Space Shuttle orbiter

The Space Shuttle orbiter is the spaceplane component of the Space Shuttle, a partially reusable orbital spacecraft system that was part of the discontinued Space Shuttle program. Operated from 1981 to 2011 by NASA, the U.S. space agency, this vehicle could carry astronauts and payloads into low Earth orbit, perform in-space operations, then re-enter the atmosphere and land as a glider, returning its crew and any on-board payload to the Earth.

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  Endeavour ⓘ
  American Space Shuttle orbiter

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  Enterprise ⓘ
  American Space Shuttle test vehicle

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  Independence ⓘ
  Space Shuttle replica on display at Space Center Houston

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  Inspiration ⓘ
  Space Shuttle mockup in Florida, United States

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  Inspiration ⓘ
  Space Shuttle mockup in California, United States

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  Pathfinder ⓘ
  Space Shuttle test article

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  Space Shuttle Atlantis ⓘ
  American Space Shuttle orbiter

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  Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ
  American Space Shuttle orbiter

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  Space Shuttle Columbia ⓘ
  American Space Shuttle orbiter

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  Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ
  American Space Shuttle orbiter

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Space Shuttle Atlantis as seen from Mir during expedition 22

Space Shuttle Atlantis docked to the Mir space station on STS-81

A spacewalk being performed from Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-63

Space Shuttle Atlantis docked to the Mir space station during STS-79

An EVA being performed from Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-63

The Hubble Space Telescope in Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay during STS-82

Space Shuttle Columbia with the Spacelab module attached, over the Southern coast of Sri Lanka

Sts-1 crew

S81-30459

Columbia rolls out to LC-39A in preparation for STS-2

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	rocket		Endeavour	Space Shuttle orbiter, exhibit,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Enterprise	Space Shuttle orbiter, exhibit, test article,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Independence	Space Shuttle orbiter, exhibit, replica,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Inspiration	Space Shuttle orbiter, exhibit, mockup,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Inspiration	Space Shuttle orbiter, exhibit, mockup,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Pathfinder	Space Shuttle orbiter, exhibit, test article,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Space Shuttle Atlantis	Space Shuttle orbiter, exhibit,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Space Shuttle Challenger	Space Shuttle orbiter, former entity,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Space Shuttle Columbia	Itzhak Mayo, Space Shuttle orbiter, former entity,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Space Shuttle Discovery	Space Shuttle orbiter, exhibit,	Wikidata
incident	incident		[[1]]		Wikidata
commons	image		Space Shuttle Atlantis as seen from Mir during expedition 22		Commons
commons	image		Space Shuttle Atlantis docked to the Mir space station on STS-81		Commons
commons	image		A spacewalk being performed from Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-63		Commons
commons	image		Space Shuttle Atlantis docked to the Mir space station during STS-79		Commons
commons	image		An EVA being performed from Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-63		Commons
commons	image		The Hubble Space Telescope in Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay during STS-82		Commons
commons	image		Space Shuttle Columbia with the Spacelab module attached, over the Southern coast of Sri Lanka		Commons
commons	image		Sts-1 crew		Commons
commons	image		S81-30459		Commons
commons	image		Columbia rolls out to LC-39A in preparation for STS-2		Commons